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• Brazil protests continue despite government's U-turn on public transport fare

  Brazilian government has failed to halt nationwide protests, despite reversing the public transport fare increases that sparked the unrest. Crowds blocked main roads in Sao…

• Singapore smog hits record levels prompting government health warnings

  Smog in Singapore soared to hazardous levels again on Thursday, prompting government health warnings. At 13:00 local time Singapore's pollution standards index (PSI) reached…

• Robert Mueller: FBI uses drones for surveillance in limited cases over US soil

  The Federal Bureau has used drones for surveillance in limited cases over US soil, FBI Director Robert Mueller has told a US Senate committee. Robert Mueller said the agency…

• Barack Obama speaking at Brandenburg Gate 50 years after JFK's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech

  President Barack Obama has used his public speech in Berlin to propose cuts of one-third in American and Russian nuclear arsenals. Speaking at the Brandenburg Gate, Barack…

• Cyprus: President Nicos Anastasiades attacks banks bailout terms

  President Nicos Anastasiades has urged eurozone leaders to revise the terms of Cyprus' bank bailout, in a highly critical letter. Nicos Anastasiades said the "haircut"…

• North Korea blasts report that Kim Jong-un gave out copies of Adolf Hitler's memoir Mein Kampf

  North Korea has blasted a report that its leader, Kim Jong-un, gave out copies of Adolf Hitler's memoir Mein Kampf to officials on his birthday. The report, from a news…